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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omi Yusura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omi Yusura could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thiago Silva's chin.
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190 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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183 cm
20
214 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omi Yusura! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Silva! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yusura wants to clinch and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yusura thinking. Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusura. Yusura doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Yusura tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Yusura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Yusura tries to clinch and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Omi Yusura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Yusura tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Yusura moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off. Yusura walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yusura misses with a body kick. Yusura tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Yusura wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance. Yusura walks into a stiff left hand from Silva. Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yusura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Yusura moves to clinch but Silva breaks away and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Yusura moves to clinch but Silva breaks away and Silva counters with a left to the body. Yusura tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Yusura fails with the takedown and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yusura is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Yusura doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Yusura moves to clinch but Silva breaks away and Silva counters with a stiff right hand. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Yusura moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off. Yusura tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Silva with a nice cross. Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Silva cracks Yusura with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Yusura doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Yusura tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab. Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Yusura tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it. Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Yusura tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Silva scores with a body shot.
Yusura is looking to take this fight into the clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Yusura looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Yusura tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva takes a swing at Yusura's ribcage but misses. Yusura is looking to clinch. Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yusura. Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Yusura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Yusura tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Yusura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Yusura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusura moves to clinch but Silva breaks away and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Yusura misses with a takedown attempt and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Yusura closes the distance but Silva moves to the side and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yusura wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance. Yusura tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Yusura gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily letting Silva counter with a right hand.
It looks like Omi Yusura has been cut. Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yusura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yusura on the side of the head. Yusura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yusura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Yusura is looking to clinch. Yusura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thiago Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Yusura on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Yusura tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yusura tries to clinch up. Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Silva moves into range and connects with a jab. The fight stays on the outside here - Yusura looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yusura fails with the takedown and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yusura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Yusura wants to clinch. Yusura closes the distance but Silva moves to the side enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab. Thiago Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup. Yusura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Yusura tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily and Silva counters with a right hand to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omi Yusura. That's going to take a lot out of him. Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away. Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omi Yusura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva throws a looping overhand right but Yusura ducks down to avoid it. Yusura misses with a takedown attempt and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Yusura wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side and Silva counters with a nice uppercut. Yusura fails in his attempt to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Yusura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yusura is looking to clinch. Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yusura has his takedown stuffed and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Yusura seems unphased.
Yusura is rocked! Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Oh Yusura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Yusura looks to clinch and Yusura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Silva lands an overhand right. Yusura looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Yusura tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Yusura tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it. Yusura is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Yusura seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yusura tries to clinch but fails miserably and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Yusura doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Yusura has his takedown stuffed and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Yusura tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Yusura fails in his attempt to clinch. Yusura is looking to clinch. Silva tries to bum rush Yusura with a series of wild strikes but Yusura uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The fight stays on the outside here - Yusura looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Yusura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Yusura slips a jab from Silva. Yusura wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Omi Yusura's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yusura looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Yusura tries to clinch and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Yusura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Silva keeps the fight on the outside. Yusura doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva lands with a nice body punch. Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusura. Yusura wants to clinch and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Yusura tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Yusura is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Yusura takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yusura wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance. Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick. Silva scores with a jab to the jaw. Yusura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Yusura tries a head kick but it misses.
Yusura wants to clinch and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yusura thinking. Yusura fails in his attempt to clinch. Yusura tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it. Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yusura wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance. Yusura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Silva thows a body shot but no joy. Silva lands with a cross. This has been an exciting period of action! Silva lands a jab to the head.
Yusura tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Yusura closes the distance but Silva moves to the side and Yusura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Yusura tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. Yusura fails in his attempt to clinch. Yusura doesn't succeed with the takedown and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Yusura tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily and Silva counters with a crisp one two that drops Yusura! Silva thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yusura to his feet! Yusura is in big trouble! Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Yusura. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusura. Yusura closes the distance but Silva moves to the side and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Yusura tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it. Yusura is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva jabs at Yusura's body. Yusura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yusura closes the distance looking to clinch and Silva counters with a stiff right hand. Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusura. Yusura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yusura doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Yusura might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Yusura tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily and Silva counters with a stiff right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omi Yusura. That's going to take a lot out of him. You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Yusura got wobbled bad by a big combination! Silva presses forward with punches and knees until Yusura stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Yusura closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Silva!
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energy
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